University Library Under The Impact Of Social And Cultural Transformations

The relevance of the topic is determined by the need to comprehend various aspects of the activities of the university library in the context of global computerization. The article deals with university libraries functioning in the context of social and cultural transformations in the epoch of Industry 4.0. It analyzes the impact of university libraries on self-actualization and self-determination of the student’s personality. It reveals the concept of “self-development of professional competencies” as a process of focusing systematic, conscious actions of students on themselves. The research problem is connected with university libraries functioning and their support for professional self-development of the student’s personality in the context of modern globalism. The research tasks were solved on the basis of analyzing scientific literature, reporting documents and the experience of university libraries. The observation methods as well as the methods of questioning and interviewing were used. The article gives a short survey of the history and evolution of the university libraries in the Chuvash Republic. The study showed their skills to independently search for literature in electronic catalogues and electronic databases. The popularity and importance of university libraries for education and science have been known since ancient times, but in the epoch of globalization and social, cultural and technological transformations, which have brought about Industry 4.0, they are evolving into a new type of scientific and educational platform providing students with access to electronic databases and electronic resources.